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Laura Waudby
I'm not always great at blogging, but I'm on a roll with daily videos! Check me out on social media to see my young dogs learning foundations behaviors for obedience, and quite a few cat training videos too!
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Gaining Ring Experience... It's Not What You Think (+ A BETTER Option for Ring Confidence)
Note: This blog was originally written for and published on FDSA's blog! I do a lot of trial prep classes and classes designed to help...
Laura Waudby
Jun 4, 20234 min read
Skill Prep And Trial Prep
When you're thinking about preparing your dog for future trials it can feel overwhelming. There are so many things to train and prepare...
Laura Waudby
Jan 30, 20235 min read
Zen Hand: Focus + Stillness
There are a lot of variations of what I refer to as "Zen hand" coined by the great Sue Ailsby. The basic premise is a hand (closed or...
Laura Waudby
Jun 18, 20228 min read
Pivoting Without a Prop
In many foundation classes, we focus on teaching the dog how to pivot in heel position with the help of a perch. This can be a difficult...
Laura Waudby
Mar 27, 20224 min read
Rewards in Heeling
Different reinforcement strategies for heeling based on your dog's temperament.
Laura Waudby
Oct 30, 20213 min read
Stop Forging in Heel through Reward Placement!
Fix your heeling through changing how you deliver the reward!
Laura Waudby
Sep 8, 20213 min read
Offered Vs Cued Sessions
The dog needs to know exactly when it's appropriate to offer behaviors on their own and when it's appropriate to have duration and wait for
Laura Waudby
Dec 12, 20204 min read
Free Cookies in Training?!
What do you do in a training session when your dog makes a mistake? You gave one cue and your dog does a completely different behavior!...
Laura Waudby
Aug 25, 20204 min read
Reward Placement & Delivery
I put a ton of emphasis on those 3 reward parts in my training and I see that behaviors not only develop faster, but fixing behaviors can of
Laura Waudby
Jan 27, 20206 min read
Errors in Training: Part 1
What do you do when your dog is making a mistake in the moment? Do you reward the error if you use a cookie? Do you need to make it easier?
Laura Waudby
Nov 2, 20197 min read
Increasing the Time Between Rewards
Besides having the dog comfortable with working when rewards at a distance, we want to gradually focus on how much work the dog is asked...
Laura Waudby
Mar 28, 20195 min read
When Can I Stop Feeding So Much?!
Training a Remote Reward Cue One of the questions I see a lot in dog training are people wondering when they can stop rewarding so much! ...
Laura Waudby
Feb 13, 20194 min read
Position Changes: Ditching the Prop
I've been thinking about position changes lately as I continue to work on Zumi's stand at a distance for the new AKC cue discrimination...
Laura Waudby
May 5, 20184 min read
Why Dogs Fall Apart in Trials? Part 2: Focus, Proofing, and Arousal Levels
In the last blog post we looked at one (huge) reason why a dog can look brilliant outside the ring but everything seems to go south once...
Laura Waudby
Apr 9, 20185 min read
Why do dogs fall apart in trials? Part 1: Ring Stress
Why do some dogs seem to fall apart when entering a competition? They look brilliant outside the ring and then once they step through...
Laura Waudby
Mar 22, 20184 min read
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